plum-crazy black sesame seed burgers

Name: Plum-Crazy Black Sesame Seed Burgers
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 3 tablespoon(s) sugar; 2 teaspoon(s) salt, divided use, plus more as needed; 1/2 cup(s) rice wine vinegar; 1 medium seedless cucumber, spiralized or thinly sliced; 2 medium carrots, spiralized or cut into thin matchsticks; 1 cup(s) mayonnaise; 6 teaspoon(s) sriracha, divided use; 1 teaspoon(s) lime zest; 2 teaspoon(s) lime juice; 7 medium garlic cloves, minced, divided use; 6 medium scallions, thinly sliced; 2 tablespoon(s) soy sauce; 4 tablespoon(s) chinese plum sauce, divided use; 1 tablespoon(s) sesame oil; 1 teaspoon(s) fish sauce; 2 teaspoon(s) grated fresh ginger; 1/2 teaspoon(s) chinese 5 spice powder; 1 pound(s) ground chicken; 1 pound(s) ground pork; 1 cup(s) cooked white rice; 3 tablespoon(s) black sesame seeds; 8 - soft sesame seed buns, split; 3 tablespoon(s) melted butter; 1 - bunch thai basil or mint

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Suzanne Banfield

Basking Ridge, NJ

Updated on Jul 1, 2016

Beautiful to look at and bursting with flavor, this burger fires up all of your taste buds. Please don’t shy away from the long list of ingredients – many of them are seasonings that just require measuring out. They are what give the burger such deep layers of flavor. The quick-pickled vegetables and the spicy mayonnaise are needed to balance out the richness of the burger.

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Plum-Crazy Black Sesame Seed Burgers with Pickled Vegetables and Spicy Mayonnaise

prep time 30 Min

cook time 20 Min

method Grill

yield 8 serving(s)

Ingredients

3 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons salt, divided use, plus more as needed
1/2 cup rice wine vinegar
1 medium seedless cucumber, spiralized or thinly sliced
2 medium carrots, spiralized or cut into thin matchsticks
1 cup mayonnaise
6 teaspoons sriracha, divided use
1 teaspoon lime zest
2 teaspoons lime juice
7 medium garlic cloves, minced, divided use
6 medium scallions, thinly sliced
2 tablespoons soy sauce
4 tablespoons chinese plum sauce, divided use
1 tablespoon sesame oil
1 teaspoon fish sauce
2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger
1/2 teaspoon chinese 5 spice powder
1 pound ground chicken
1 pound ground pork
1 cup cooked white rice
3 tablespoons black sesame seeds
8 - soft sesame seed buns, split
3 tablespoons melted butter
1 - bunch thai basil or mint

How To Make plum-crazy black sesame seed burgers

Step 1

In small bowl, dissolve sugar and 1 teaspoon salt in vinegar. Toss cucumber and carrots in the dressing. Cover and set aside at room temperature for at least 30 minutes. For spicy mayonnaise, whisk together mayonnaise, 3 teaspoons sriracha, lime zest, lime juice and 2 cloves of garlic. Taste and season with a pinch of salt if needed. Cover and refrigerate.

Step 2

Pre-heat grill to medium-high heat. In large bowl, stir together remaining 5 cloves of garlic, scallions, soy sauce, 2 tablespoons plum sauce, sesame oil, fish sauce, ginger, remaining 3 teaspoons sriracha, 5 spice powder and remaining 1 teaspoon salt. Add the ground chicken, ground pork, rice and black sesame seeds. Mix well to combine all of the ingredients. Shape mixture into 8 patties.
Step 3

Place the patties on the grill, cook for a total of about 6-7 minutes per side or until they reach an internal temperature of 170 degrees F. At the last minute of cooking each side, brush with remaining 2 tablespoons plum sauce and expose to heat. Lightly brush the insides of the buns with butter and place them on the outer edges of the grill to toast for 30-60 seconds.
Step 4

To assemble the burgers, spread the bottom of each bun with spicy mayonnaise and arrange a few leaves of Thai basil or mint over it. Top with a burger, some pickled vegetables, a dollop of spicy mayonnaise and the top of the bun.
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